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AMMO Fight League, a Glastonbury-based promotion best known for their mixed grappling tournaments, held their second professional main event on June 24. The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts hosted the event, which included three grappling matches and seven MMA bouts.

The main event was a 170-pound professional bout between Leon Davis of the Fighting Arts Academy and Jay Ellis of Team Knockout MMA. The other six fights were all amateur fights. 

Davis slammed Ellis to the ground early in the first round and essentially dominated the fight Ellis. Ellis tried to sink a guillotine and Davis responded by attempting a rear naked choke. Davis then mounted a ground-and-pound attack before ending the fight at about 2:30 with a rear naked choke.

The event opened with two grappling bouts. Jesse Kosakowski of CTMMA submitted Donnie Osier of Chris Manley MMA & Self Defense by armbar during the first bout. Chris Manley himself competed against Gabriel Souza in the second bout, which ended in a draw -- both competitors were wearing Gis in the latter bout.

The first MMA bout was a 145-pound fight between Donnie Francis of New England Submission Fighting and Kenny Champion of Golden Falcon Gym. The first round was heavy on strikes but ended with Francis attempting a single-leg take down and Champion attempting a choke. Champion, who threw lots of kicks during the fight, switched to volume punching and caught Francis in the second round, prompting the referee to wave off the fight at :33 -- Champion won by TKO.

The next fight was a 185-pound bout between Jason Francisco of Plus One Defense and Ray Johns of Team Thunder MMA. There was a brief referee stoppage when Francisco kneed Johns in the groin. Francisco wound up on top of Johns and dropped hammerfists on him, prompting the referee to wave the fight off at 2:32 in the first round.

Ali Zebian, also of FAA, slammed Omaree Alamo of the UFC Gym into the canvas early in their 145-pound bout and launched a ground-and-pound attack. They wound up on their feet and clinching as the first round ended, but Zebian bully-mounted Alamo during the second round and tried again -- he won the fight at 2:37 due to strikes.

Mitch Raposo of the Regiment Training Center earned an unanimous decision win over fellow 125-pounder David Durao of Underdog Mixed Martial Arts. Durao tried to stalk Raposo during the first round, which was marked by a lot of clinching and some light back-and-forth striking. The second round ended on the ground with Durao attempting to submit Raposo by arm triangle. Raposo wound up in Durao's guard and avoiding submissions during the third round, which ended with both fighters simultaneously attempting ankle locks.

The 145-pound bout between Stephen Pinard of Joe Manley MMA and Robby Grillo, who also fights out of Team Thunder, opened with both fighters swinging for the fences. Grillo brought the fight to the ground, but Pinard reversed and won by submission via guillotine choke at 2:31 in the first round.

The next bout was a grappling match between Rafael Formiga Barbosa and Daniel Tavares that ended in a draw. Both men wore Gis for the match.

Arsian Otchiyev, also of FAA, fought Swagath Pillai of Plus One Defense in the final amateur MMA bout. Otchiyev brought the fight to the ground twice during the first round with low-impact double-leg takedowns, ending the round on top of Pillai. The second round played along similar lines, with Otchiyev opening the round by using a single-leg takedown. But Pillai dominated the third round, landing a few solid shots and at one point flipping Otchiyev over his shoulder.

Pillai won bu unanimous decision.